November 2009 Archives

Designers Olivier Kuntzel and Florence Deygas have been called upon by Azzaro artistic director Vanessa Seward to decorate the flacon of Azzaro Couture perfume. After they did a duo of candles for Diptyque based on the story of Beauty and...

On the occasion of the launch of Wanted by Helena Rubinstein (see my review), spokesperson Demi Moore who is a fervent twitterer and is internet smart has come up with the idea of organizing a YouTube video contest. She has...

Following the masculine Saint Barthelemy, Jacques Zolty is releasing a new perfume for women this time called Lily Beach. Described as a rich composition it is inspired by, "...the famous flower symbol of the island but also the embodiment of...

On November 17, 2009, Madison Perfumery in Bucharest hosted a party for the launch of By Kilian Back to Black. Brand founder Kilian Hennessy was present for the rout which took the proportions of a veritable perfume launch, an unusual,...

{A fragrance review of L'Eau Serge Lutens has been added to the blog!}Foreword: This is not a review. This started as a teaser, then an introduction and ended being a more developed commentary on the idea of the perfume, as...

DKNY will release a trio of gourmand fragrances in February of 2010 all based on the candy-apple-at-the-fair theme. The collection called Delicious Candy Apples further expands the Delicious portfolio with Sweet Caramel, Ripe Raspberry and Juicy Berry. The debut fragrance...

Wishing you a great Turkey Day! I think I can smell all those scents that are wafting out of your kitchens!While you are cooking up a storm, don't forget to take a break and enter the contest to win an...

After launching his debut signature fragrance with Avon last year called Unscripted, Patrick Dempsey has now released a new fragrance simply called Patrick Dempsey 2. The cologne was inspired by his feelings for his wife, makeup artist JIlian Dempsey who...

The Royal Botanics Gardens, Kew have just launched their first luxury fragrance. It is called Orchidelirium and was created by perfumer Christophe Laudamiel. The composition is said to be made of "...sustainable plant extracts and orchids sourced from the Mascarene...

Inspired by the Twilight movies comes the label Twilight Beauty. Mostly the items in both the Luna Twilight and the Volturi Twilight collections created by the brand are beauty products. But in the latter library a series of four colored...

Parfums Corolle which are developed by the Millenium Essence Company just launched a collection of perfumes for children, little girls in fact, whose bottles can be used to play dress-up as with a doll. The flacons which proved to be...

A new aromatherapy product called Tantrum 911 has been introduced to help rescue your kids from their meltdowns and salvage your "nerves" at the same time. The website advertises notes of strawberry, banana and spices and promises that the scent,"Gently...